Time-Keeping Device, Page from a Manuscript on Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari LACMA M

Al-Jazari
Public domain
Wikimedia Commons
Syria or Egypt, early 14th century
Manuscripts
Ink and opaque watercolor on paper
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky (M.73.5.572)
Islamic Art

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